The activities of the Empire State Development Corp. will be directed by upstate and downstate chairmen under new Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

The person chosen to oversee the upstate ESD office will work out of Buffalo, the governor-elect confirmed Friday. The awaited appointment for that post with the state's lead economic development agency will come at a later date.

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